If you have salt, pepper and olive oil on hand, all you need are a few more items, and you're well on your way to 8 amazing dishes you'll be making all season long.

By Lynn Andriani

Photo: Lucy Schaeffer

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30-Minute Pork Chops That Have No Business Tasting So Delicious

Pork chops that are crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside, bursting with the rich flavor of oregano and rosemary may sound like a strictly-weekend, multi-step affair. But Melia Marden, executive chef at New York restaurant The Smile and author of the new book Modern Mediterranean, shows us that it's totally doable in less than a half-hour.